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Would you "intrude" on another DJ?

Honestly, I don't. Right now limiting myself to 10 -12 bookings a year (I lost one last night; I was told I was twice the price of everyone else)..I would call myself a "hobbyist"...although perhaps I am throwing myself into that bunch of unprofessional bottom-feeders that charge little or nothing, don't have insurance and rent their gear and steal their music.....
 
Steve LeBlanc said:
Honestly, I don't. Right now limiting myself to 10 -12 bookings a year (I lost one last night; I was told I was twice the price of everyone else)..I would call myself a "hobbyist"...although perhaps I am throwing myself into that bunch of unprofessional bottom-feeders that charge little or nothing, don't have insurance and rent their gear and steal their music.....
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Well, he does it all for free. ( I found that out from my wife whose friend is the aunt of the DJ ).... Basically a bedroom DJ that wonders out to the occasional event at no charge.

At least that is the way I look at it.

I just hope that he has a decent system... No way I will hang around at this event listening to loud, bad sounding music.
 
Papa Deuce said:
WWYD?
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Just what you did.

I have been to parties and weddings where other DJs are performing. I do critique in the back of my head and I think that it would be normal for one professional to compare himself/herself to another nbut I don't give out my critique unless solicited for it by that DJ.

If I like the other DJ's style I'll walk up sometime during the night and introduce myself and hand him a card and get his. There is always room to network.
 
Yea, what everybody else said. I'm off duty, I'm gonna enjoy the party. I will take note of good sets/mixes, and I may stop by the booth to see what he's got, but I generally don't mention what I do. I will help him out by dancing and having a good time.
 
A thought and a story: (Gather 'round kids!)

I might consider calling the guy and offering lights, etc. if he wanted them. That's my thought.

My story:

In 1990 I was best man at a wedding for a buddy, so he hired another DJ from a pool (he wouldn't listen to me!). She was a great girl, but a horrible DJ. So about 15 minutes into the "dancing" protion of the evening i went to her and asked if I could try something. I told her what songs to give to me for the next 30 minutes or something like that. Then I turned it back over to her. It was sad because my portion was a huge hit, and she killed it again. I felt bad for her, but didn't want my friend's wedding to be a complete bust.
 
The way I see it I am either I am in charge of a party (as the DJ) or I am NOT. This whole gray "maybe you could help him out" area is bound to be problematic/frustrating. I'm not comfortable unless I see myself black and white in one of several working categories:

A. I'm not DJing at all.
B. I make an iPod playlist and put it on random. I'm not really DJing.
C. I DJ for free or at a discount because it's for a good cause or for a friend
D. I DJ at full price.

This party sounds like an option "?". You help out...you bring lights...you run lights? You loan the guy your lights? You help him choose music???

Once you are bringing equipment you're the DJ, in part. And would you really agree to co-DJ an event with a hobbyist DJ who you don't know at all?

Nooooo sir.
 
His gig, his responsibility- not mine. Also, I too would take umbrage at another DJ nosing in...
 
I agree with everyone else. Try to stay out of his business.

I say try because I cant practice what I preach.
Last year my Brother-inlaw was married in Austin Tx and had a high-end reception at a fancy French restaraunt. They decided not to take my suggestions and got a $400 craigslist DJ. Promptly after dinner about 50% of the guests left and 10 minutes after the first dance, everyone else left. It was for the most part a disaster.
I could not help but to approach and critique him. Needless to say it pissed him off and his arrogance would not allow any room for suggestion
 
Briar said:
I agree with everyone else. Try to stay out of his business.

I say try because I cant practice what I preach.
Last year my Brother-inlaw was married in Austin Tx and had a high-end reception at a fancy French restaraunt. They decided not to take my suggestions and got a $400 craigslist DJ. Promptly after dinner about 50% of the guests left and 10 minutes after the first dance, everyone else left. It was for the most part a disaster.
I could not help but to approach and critique him. Needless to say it pissed him off and his arrogance would not allow any room for suggestion
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Briar, honestly, I don't think that had to do with the DJ.... he didn't even have time to show if he was any good.
 
Papa Deuce said:
Briar, honestly, I don't think that had to do with the DJ.... he didn't even have time to show if he was any good.
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I agree...perhaps there was another reason people left: weather, seating arrangements, food, drama, venue issues, time of day....

It's not always the DJ's fault if the party ends early.
 
Man you guys what is the big deal bring a set of pars throw some color on the floor and stay out of the rest of it. Your wife will be happy and maybe you'll get lucky.
 
lets dance said:
Man you guys what is the big deal bring a set of pars throw some color on the floor and stay out of the rest of it. Your wife will be happy and maybe you'll get lucky.
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I agree. An offer to help, given discretely is a good thing. He may say yes, he may say no. Honor what ever he chooses.
 
I've attended 2 weddings with sub-standard (mine & Mac's standards) DJs; one cost $300-400 in southern Ohio and the other cost about $1000 in Indy. Both times, the J Mac and I kept silent during the parties, even though the people getting married were the J Mac's good friends. Someone even asked the J Mac for his thoughts and he avoided the issue.

It's not your gig. Stay out of it! If the bride & groom (or party organizer) have a question for you while prepping, that's different, but when it comes to bringing gear or cutting in and DJing part of (or the whole) reception, a person who does that is as unprofessional than the DJ who was sucking it up. :icon_puke_r:
 
DJ Ducky said:
I've attended 2 weddings with sub-standard (mine & Mac's standards) DJs; one cost $300-400 in southern Ohio and the other cost about $1000 in Indy. Both times, the J Mac and I kept silent during the parties, even though the people getting married were the J Mac's good friends. Someone even asked the J Mac for his thoughts and he avoided the issue.

It's not your gig. Stay out of it! If the bride & groom have a question for you while prepping, that's different, but when it comes to bringing gear or cutting in and DJing part of (or the whole) reception, a person who does that is as unprofessional than the DJ who was sucking it up. :icon_puke_r:
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Wow "THE J MAC" anyone who starts thier name with THE makes me wonder? Once again just some pars thats it no big deal if it helps your friends event go better and scores some points with your wife why not? I would ask the other DJ if he would like me to bring them if not that would be the end of it.
 
lets dance said:
Wow "THE J MAC" anyone who starts thier name with THE makes me wonder? Once again just some pars thats it no big deal if it helps your friends event go better and scores some points with your wife why not? I would ask the other DJ if he would like me to bring them if not that would be the end of it.
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I refer to him as "the J Mac" because there are too many users on this forum with the same name, Jon, who came here before us. There's only one "J Mac" on this forum, hence why I use "the."

As for scoring points with one's wife who is not a DJ, she is not hosting the party and should not be suggesting or offering to interfere with the DJ.
 
As someone on another board said:

"On Sunday morning there will be a post on a DJ board called: Guess what some idiot DJ wanted to do at my gig last night?"


:sqerr:

I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I'm not gonna be that idiot DJ.
 
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